Meaning Of The Word Chalk

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Chalk Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Chalk?

chalk
Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.

chalk in American English
a white, gray, or yellowish limestone that is soft, porous, and easily pulverized, composed almost entirely of calcite from minute sea shells
made or drawn with chalk
to become chalky or powdery, as a painted surface
to treat with chalk; lime or fertilize (soil)
adjective: of, made of, or drawn with chalk
intransitive verb: to powder from weathering
noun: a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers
transitive verb: to mark or write with chalk

chalk in British English
noun: a soft fine-grained white sedimentary rock consisting of nearly pure calcium carbonate, containing minute fossil fragments of marine organisms, usually without a cementing material
verb: to draw or mark (something) with chalk

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